Inside Story - Mahmoud Darwish remembered - 14 Aug 08 - Part 1

The life of the Arab world's most celebrated poet is over. We ask: How will all those touched by the work of Mahmoud Darwish remember him? In this day and age, Can the pen mobilize the conscious of the masses to pick up the sword? Mahmoud Darwish was, after all, a poet not a politician.

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[simply2ghetto]

Mahmoud Darwish and Edward Said - two of the greatest voices for Palestine lost in such small time.

[karamsalameen2007]

على هذه الارض سيده الارض ما يستحق الحياة ..وانت يا درويش تستحق الحياة ولم ولن تموت فأنت باق فينا الى الابد .................

[wd7080]

@babystreetfighta

He has a great words that touch the heart..

[babystreetfighta]

I Love Mahmoud Darwish. I am English but his poetry touched my heart and I will remember his writings and him dearly and always. R.I.P Mahmoud Darwish. Did they take your identity? You gave many back theirs.

[elina4321]

ou.

[vivascargill]

@simply2ghetto I wanted to tell you I knew Edward Said VERY slightly--a GREAT patriot but you know he taught English Literature at Columbia--I always disagreed with his interpretations!:) he was also a fine muscisian!

[Muddani]

Du kan finde hans digte også på english, fransk,spansk, tysk og mange andre, selvom i det nordiske sprog.

[11jagjag]

alah yer7amak

[vivascargill]

@kosummak I do not speak Arabic you are citing his poem :"Identity Card" generally translated as "Record" an imperative I have been told there is a "dual" in Arabic as in ancient Greek I need a GOOD translation--apart from his patriotism which we do not have to even discuss --I want to understand him as a poet--his metrics, the resonance of his words --if he says record I am an Arab--to whom is he speaking? If it is "quote me" than who is the "You" he is speaking to?